What It Takes to Make 400 Bowls of Ramen From Scratch • Tasty
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- Making 400 bowls of ramen from scratch is not an easy task. But for Keizo Shimamoto, ramen is his life. Watch as he artfully prepares noodles, broth, toppings, eggs, tare, and oils from start to finish - loving it every second.
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came with an empty stomach, left with a broken heart
Damn man....
still trying not to cry
Hey, atleast its coming back.
I simply came
Yeah, the story is so touching...
He casts his birthday aside to feed hundreds. In a way, you can almost feel that he celebrated his birthday with those people unbeknownst to them.
A real samurai, this decent man.
A birthday is just another day. Why not celebrate every second of every day considering you're not yet dead? Birthdays and other 'special days' are dumb
@@edwardcullen3251 Try doing something that is meaningful to you on your birthday. And then tell me how it feels :)
Edward Cullen for someone who has a twilight character for their username, it’s very bold of you to assume the mental gratification that comes for having a day that has a opportunity to provide a multitude of positive emotions.
How does that make him a samurai? I'm just curious what the relationship is there lmao
@@josephBo aren't they honorable to some extent? i just thought it would fit nicely, that's all.
Fed himself last even on his birthday. This man deserves everything. King
This video was beautiful, especially it being his birthday and him taking the time to give “everyone else a birthday to share” this made my day 😁
💯 yup... he made sure everyone ate, his employees, THEN made sure the job was done. Once he saw it was only him. He finally sat done and ate. Shows his leadership and passion for the craft
Yeah, such great guy! So humble! Love the video. Best luck to Ramen Shack!
@@mmmmm-ne6zn Cause for people like him, that’s the real gift of the day.
Birthdays are overrated
It was his birthday.
He fed the people
He fed the employees
He made a bowl as homage to his master
He ate last.
Should we bow?
Yes he is king
He dropped his crown. Pick it up for him will you?
Is that even a question? It is mandatory that we bow to the king.
Should? we NEED to bow
It’s after midnight and I’m off to the kitchen to make a 2minute noodle for this man
This last bowl is an homage to my mentor....today is also my birthday.
Me: "bro...."
AzeOfSpadez That completely fucking set a tone😭
T.T
T,.T
I almost cried as hard as when Jiraiya died 😢
Why'd my eye start leaking tho.
*me preparing a 25 cent ramen while watching this*
_Ah yes,the art of Ramen_
XATAN 😂😂
XATAN that’s so me 😂
Then imagining your eating the special ramen as homage for his mentor
Yo, no dude seriously. Ramen is special to everyone who eats it. Even the terrible ramen.
Here's my ramen, and it's dirt cheap. This is the ramen I make my old best friend when he comes over to visit. We've been eating this for almost ten years now, we are thirty now. He doesn't know how to do it or what I put in it, and he will never know. He just knows I make the best shitty ramen soup he's ever had and that makes me happy.
Damien's Beef Ramen:
2 packs beef ramen (I use Sapporo Ichiban Beef Ramen, which is 89c in Canada but hey that little extra makes up for it)
1/2 cup of mixed frozen veggies (I use frozen mixed carrots/peas/corn. You can use whatever frozen veggies you like, frozen veggies are hella cheap and good for you.)
Black Pepper
Worcestershire Sauce (remember to shake the bottle). *This is one of the sauces they use for Caesars, if you drink those or know that drink, or want to know what to Google.
Read the damn instructions on the back of the bag. When the water is boiling and the noodles are juuuuuust cooked the way you like them, take them off the heat and throw in the frozen veggies. The veggies will cool down the ramen, stopping the noodles from cooking and allows the broth to be served quicker at servable temperatures. The veggies also will be cooked and heated through, and I prefer my veggies a bit crunchy but hot. Shoot one or two squirts of Worcestershire Sauce, a bit of black pepper to taste.
Bam, a less-than dollar meal that goes a long way. It has a savory flavor, the sauce brings out the beef in the broth and makes even the worst ramen a bit more tolerable. Pepper always helps and you can steal packs of pepper (and salt if needed!) from cafeterias, fast food joints and the like. Frozen veggies are dirt cheap (In Canada, its like 1kg for $1-3) and often on sale. They are SO GOOD FOR YOU especially on a college diet. A half cup of veggies can give you at least a boost of nutrients, and NEVER boil the fuck out of them. The problem that everyone does is overcook vegetables, seriously just add them the the hot ramen when you take it off heat and when they're heated through they're DONE. The salt in the broth will salt the veggies as well. YUM.
It's what two thirty-year olds eat when they watch Netflix together because we still love it.
DamienDarksideBlog I am so glad I read all of this
Imagine, working instead of having a party on your birthday, because your job makes you more happy than any party thrown. That is what's called passion.
People all over the world do it. Nothing special princess.
@@amumohanty7630 they probably mean doing it by choice and not by constraint
This story is SO heartwarming, but reading the comments made it even better. Everyone is just touched by all the passion of chef Keizo. I think it about how sincere and passionate he is that we all just felt warm inside. It makes me think of how we passively and unknowingly affect others. I love this.
This is the sweetest comment of this video
This is the most beautiful content buzzfeed has created.
Alvin shot it, no surprises there.
Agree
@@casanova4153 lol, I thought "I love who made this", is funny lol
@@casanova4153 he always makes beatiful shots
Its tasty not buzzfeed
I love that after a long day of work, he served himself last, after serving his staff. Please come to San Francisco!
Yes! Please come to San Francisco 🙏
SF will go nuts over a bowl. And you can charge over $20 a bowl no problem.
@@eazon I'd say maybe 15-16 since that's the competition, and this dude loves his work you can already tell, passionate about what he does. Easily become a big hit in So Cal
He will have the same problem there (preying landlords). Coastal cities are to be avoided.
I'd come if the sidewalks of SoCal weren't filled with literal human feces and the costs of everything is 4x more expensive than anywhere else
Therapist: A man making ramen can't make you cry!
The man making ramen: ⬆️
"I've probably eaten 10 thousand bowls in my life" this man is a modern day naruto
Lmao
He said made not eaten though
@@yujiro5677 10000 bowls eaten look at 0:28
Then he is a teiuchi
@@yujiro5677 definitely said eaten.
this man made 400 bowls of ramen , then made bowls for the people who helped him , then finally made a bowl for himself while preparing for that day for a consecutive 5 days . ON HIS BIRTHDAY
stay healthy everyone ~
Trying a guy with a Awesome Breard
He is a beautiful human being
A whole anime🤧
aND he has an awesome beard
- starfull he is a really good person he cares about other which really made want to cry and happy late birthday what a good person he puts other people first in front of him that’s just really kind of him
It's good to see him feed his staff. Almost half of the chefs and restaurants out there dont offer staff meals. So its basically us working 8 hours on an empty stomach.
That's great and all but where'd you get half from?
Steve, you're absolutely right.
steve shekri I don't know about anyone else, but usually when I go to Chinese restaurants, they all eat lunch together provided by the chefs? Idk tell me if anyone sees otherwise.
What? This happens in America? Isn't the '2 meals provided' policy uniform for all eateries throughout the whole world? I mean even fast food restaurants provide this to their employees.
@@reveirg9 no absolutely not. ive worked in many restaurants n soooooo many dont. laws vary per state i think.
He didn’t describe ramen, he told a love story.
People really underestimate what it takes to make a good bowl of ramen. Especially the time it takes is really nerve racking. I worked at a ramen store the time I lived in Japan and seeing the Enjoyment on the peoples faces eating a hot bowl of ramen in the winter was truly an experience i would recommend to everybody. This man right here deserve a medal for what he did!
Bro, could you tell me if you need previous experience to work at a ramen store in Japan?
"Today is also my birthday" - keeping straight face for the whole video and bursting out with the tears after this sentence
Omg I thought I was overreacting. I cried too.
same here
Lmao same
Yep. And the music at the end just got me for some reason.
It's ok, he's asian )
It made me cry when he said that the opening day was also his Bday and he was sitting there enjoying a bowl of ramen *only after* all of his people were fed and happy. I wish you could open all the restaurants you want with your incredible staff and for me to be able to visit and try these amazing noodles
i read this comment halfway through the video and that moment still got me.
That moment when after everything you just said; you try his ramen and it’s complete shit. But you grin and wait for the diarrhea.
@@sheldruck huh?
@@sheldruck..
Lilia Popova это естественно повара , который любит своего работу , так и в день рождения , и в день рождения ребёнка и в Новый год и во все практически праздники , жаль что такие естественные вещи вызывают какие то сильные эмоции у людей , так как это должно быть само по себе ...
What a stunning video. Japanese cuisine is really art, especially ramen. The amount of work that was put in to a “simple bowl” is humbling. A master at his craft who put his patrons far ahead of himself. Damn near had me crying at the end. Hope he receives everything he wants and then some
Never though that a story about a guy and his love for ramen will touch my soul. But here I am 3am in the morning sobbing.
“if i had the chance to bring back the ramen shack with these people, i would do it in a heartbeat”
there goes my heart 🥺
i cant see it.
Why did it close in the first place if it were so popular?
TheTraveler we don't know bud , but probably some internal problems that we don'y have to know
My guess is not as good as people want to pay for the price, cost too much and not enough people want to eat it.
@@dangda-ww7de the rent of his business was to high idiot.
who would have thought that a Ramen video would be this emotional? Damn my tears.
Yes
you have 69 likes
Omg same!!!
Glad to see I'm not the only one.
You obviously haven't watched Naruto.. duh!
I felt very disrespectful for zoning out the first part of his explanation of his art, I had to rewatch and make myself cry even harder.
This guy is such a poet that you can sense his genuineness and his passion towards making ramen. I just hope they really reopened in 2020. My heart goes out for this guy... :)
"When the noodles sleep then they just get better. Just like humans."
Meanwhile me, watching at 2 am
And i am reading this at 2 am
@@binoton3937 congratulations!
same #66
Me at 1:30 am
It's 01:58 on the clock. WTF? Is that a coincidence?
My first thought when I saw this video
“I really want Ichiraku’s Ramen right now”
Literally it made me want it more when I found out that the fish cake was called naruto
🤣🤣🤣
Yesss
Same
And Dorayaki as the desert. Yummy!
Had to shed a tear at the end. The homage dish of his mentor, the bday satisfaction, and the pure passion of his craft just rly made this special 🥺❤️
There's a place in my city that makes traditional-style ramen like this. It's phenomenal.
Add that to the fact that he also sells it fairly cheap, it's a perfect meal. When I asked the cook why, he explained that ramen was what kept him going when he was in school back in Japan, and so he wanted to bring that to us here in America. To this day, economy and all, he will give you a bowl of ramen and a beer for 8 bucks.
"Today is also my birthday"
Happy to see people doing things they loved.
“It’s organized chaos”
“I love it”
Awww🥺
I commenting because you have 1k likes, but no comment 👍...
It's true tho, I work at a small restaurant in a small town. I recently trained a kid still in school to be a cook and everything he said about it being like a dance or organized chaos is so freakin true! I love workin through a rush!
That’s what my mentor said to us when we first got into the kitchen
Alejandro Diaz too funny lmao
U can tell he is very humble he didnt out his birthday first. Said it at the end i can tell hes special!
Watching this again because this is one of the best things I’ve ever seen from Tasty.
I hope he is okay, and that the Ramen Shack is back.
He shut down his NY ramen business about a week ago. He's moving from NY to California.
"When the noodles sleep, they just get better… just like humans"
God I love Japanese wisdom
That's just a fact lol.
You’re cringe worthy
@@llrainll whats with the hostility?
Its rather interesting, since I am also a ramen chef (trained mostly in Fukuoka and Asahikawa, both regions known for ramen) and I was told a very similar thing.
"Rest makes all things better."
@@AviChetriArtwork I’m undergoing puberty ;-:
MasterChef restaurant take over: All hell breaks loose
This guy with a bunch of ramen lovers and old staff: 400 bowls served with no yelling around!!
That probably comes with prepping every single ingredient ahead of time. There’s no cooking just reheating/boiling and plating.
JJ you still have to keep in mind that the prepping is still a lot of work cause
You have to do some parts in a certain amount of time or it ruins the dish.
opqurtunity Yeah but the prep was all done by the head chef beforehand. We’re taking about how calm, organized and efficient they are during service.
@@DCYTB platting is an art by itself, the chef mentioned it in this video, from the moment the ramen hits the broth, they have 1 minute to serve it. So it can't be seen as a menial task. It requires precision and timing.
That is the difference between a reality show and a restaurant..
Never did I just cry over a bowl of noodles 😭
I love this guys narration, the intimate knowledge he has of the dish and precision with which he executes the various elements is nothing short of balletic
"When you eat a bowl of ramen with all of those six elements in balance, it really touches your soul and takes you to a magical place"
This video touched my soul as well.
Eating a bowl of ramen fills your soul.
Eating no ramen fills your mind with hunger.
Eating too much ramen fills your arteries.
that last part hits me he really deserves a permanent home for his ramen
Pungkoy I totally agree
permanent home for his ramen? you mean the toilet?
@@Gooong what a sad life you have that you can't enjoy some positivity
@@Gooong 😂😂😂
I just don't get why he does not simply opens again. Weird.
"Organized chaos of ramen shop" I like the sound of that
I respect the person who directed the story.. was very well told.
This should be submitted to a short film festival, as a biopic of sorts on the story of a man's relationship with ramen. It represents almost poetically the love for a craft and the pursue of a passion, the rekindling of hopes after a loss, the respect for a meal so ingrained in a people's culture and history, the respect for the tradition and its practitioners, and the hard work and joy doing the thing you know and love, with such dedication that he does it on his birthday... The last bowl at the end and the homage is also a very nice touch.
What the hell, why is a 17-minute ramen-cooking video making me feel? This is messed up and inadvertently brilliant for conceptual artsy reasons somehow? I'm definitely reading too much into a ramen video, I know, but maybe I'm hungry.
But what the hell...On his frikkin birthday man...such a cool backstory to the cooking element. This deserves more likes.
PS: and the music goes along very well.
Totally agree. This video is a piece of art and a piece of cultural history. It should be submitted for awards.
When he started eating the ramen I almost cried.
Erin Same this video put together like some drama
I almost cry also its my first time to see doing him self a ramen for birthday god bless him
He " Naruto is important because is ramen "
Me " because that is my ninja way "
I have no idea naruto mean fish cake 😂
@@noobplayersofficialchannel304 Naruto means swirl or maelstrom the fishcake name is Narutomaki
I’m addicted to the yolk hitting the noodles followed by the broth. Amazing combo
Sad story.. “Ramen shack is poised to return in 2020”
2020: “Hold my mask”
RIP 2020
Would it be wrong to ask for take out
@@houseof192 noodles would be mushy by the time you ate it.
@@houseof192 you don’t order take out ramen. Actually you aren’t supposed to eat lots of noodle dishes for takeout, they are supposed to be eaten in-house.
Clever !
That moment when you found out "Naruto" is actually a ramen ingredient.
PROP H3CY_ frrrrr
Y’all hear birds chirping from a blue ball?
I've watched almost all of the Naruto series, and just found out too
LMAO
I searched it and what it's actually called is Narutomaki. And Naruto's complete name is UzuMAKI NARUTO. I'm not crying. You're crying.
If you clicked on this video thinking about ichiraku your a absolute legend💯🔥
Yessirr
Of course
ofc bruh
No
Ignore akhbar
this dude is so calm from the way he does everything to his instrutions to how he talks...mellow genius
This was such a wholesome video full of heartwarming memorable moments. This man has a legacy ahead of him.
And that folks is what passion looks like.
i really felt his passion. never imagined how amazing it was to be passionate about one thing
He is so nice to talk to ! I love the way he describe things
So satisfying to see someone who really loves what he/shes doing. Great video!
I had the honor of contributing 0.5% of those 400 bowls and I'll do it again in a heartbeat even if I have to wait for more than 3 hours!!
Just say two
Good for you. I wish I can visit his ramen shack someday
Michael Yu hi Michael, good on ya mate.
man, lucky you.
u a g for that
This man is genuinely amazinng.. and the way how he Puts EVERYONE first and I started crying, i have never watched something so pure. It reminds me of how i find pleasure in making my family happy thru what i prepare in my meals
Its in the blood... japanese blood...
This is the best food video I've ever seen. I can see the passion in his work. Hope you reach more heights!
17 minutes well spent. Thank you.
Am I the only one left with a ringing question: Why did Ramen Shack close down to begin with?
I really want to know
Ramen Shack started out as a pop-up that continued due to its popularity. Eventually, the landlord raised the rent too high to maintain. Ramen Shack and Keizo deserve a proper permanent home.
So sad so many great places can't thrive because of money hungry landlords.
Rave Kid Witchcraft ah... classic story. i dont get it. why would you kick out the goose thats been laying the golden egg for you??
Maybe Naruto moved
It’s refreshing and moving to see people this passionate about something they love. To many more bowls of ramen 🍜
I love seeing the life, love and enjoyment he put in every bowl!! That is true love for his craft! God bless him!!
Felt like a short film on his life. His life=Ramen
He’s so sweet and passionate? And he seems like a great person and boss? Wow he’s a package
You seems gay
I am
that secret menu bowl paying homage to his mentor is truly beautiful and so inspiring...im not crying, you are.
The passion he has for ramen...
It's just so inspiring.
I'll be praying for the best for him and his team.
Salut
What a beautiful content. Very inspiring watching this team working so hard for serving such a delicate and exquisite Ramen. It Broke my heart reading that Ramen Shack was going to make a return for 2020, we all know how bad year it was...
Y’all need to find people who love you like this man loves ramen.
I did... And I appreciate him every day.
He found me when I was physically and mentally laying on the ground. Love my hubby.
Facts!
"every ramen bowl has a story"
Dude... Growing up, my mother would always make me "mega mei" is what she called ramen/noodles. My mother was born and raised from Malaysia.
So, after school what she would do is start cooking up my "lunch" while I would do school work. One day I remember when I didn't have school work. I went to the kitchen and sat and watched my mom make mega mei. She would start with raw uncooked noodles she got from our local Asian market in Virginia, lightly boil them in water, soy sauce with fish sauce, garlic, fresh black pepper, green onion, Chinese green onion and fresh grated ginger. The reason she did this is because noodles soak up flavors.
Once she blanched the noodles, she took them out to rest, she then used the base for the soup. She would get a new pan for the vegetables. She would blanch broccoli and spinach. In another pan she will boil eggs into it and or do a method where she would do a soft boil egg in the soup base.
And let me tell you... Every time I make it myself, it reminds me of home and just watching her cook me food.
Could she have meant "Maggi mee"? Because that's what Malaysians call instant ramen, regardless of brand (Maggi is a brand that is now in the Nestlé family).
@@molibdenum Thats what she called it! ^_^
My mom told me all kinds of things being raised and born over there. And then recently told me to not travel alone over there... Which idk why. *shrugs*.
damn, the way you described it brought back memories for me too.... but it was my grandma's that i remembered... she would call it "yat bun meen" meaning japanese noodle, cuz it really started there and was brought to Malaysia after WWII, when she was still young...
like @molibdenum said, its mostly called Maggi here in Malaysia, no matter what's the brand especially with older folks. grandma would just make a simpler one with the soup base from the packaging, some greens and an egg cooked towards the end before the noodle is done...
♥️🙌
Quite emotional for me
This video became progressively sadder and rewarding at the same time. Kudos to you and your team for pulling this off and belated Happy Birthday 💕
"... today was also my birthday."
What a guy. America need more people of a nature similar to his. Beautiful.
This video gives new meaning to "Doing what you love" , it really shows how doing what you love can fulfill a person in every way with happiness!
I wonder who are these people who disliked a guy's countless hours of experience in putting up a bowl of ramen for his customers.
Karens
chetan saxena assholes
I disliked it
obrbob194 please don’t start trouble in the comments.
Probably the same kind of people that replied Trump supporters to your comment.
So much respect for this man. It's amazing to see the amount of hard work that goes into his craft.
Had no idea that this much work goes into making a simple bowl of ramen
"Today is also my Birthday" *Starts crying*
Respect to all ramen masters on making such an incredible dish 🍜🍜🍜
He is really passionate in his work and his story is inspiring. What a king 👑
this video was so well filmed and produced it felt like a healing therapy while watching it
This guy's voice is so calming! His ramen really must be comforting for soul☺️
I've had several of his creations in Ramen Shack, and his talent is just... beyond words. I feel very lucky.
So, Why it's get closed? $$ factor?
@@hilmannajib The owner is a hyper-perfectionist. It's impossible to run any system in 100% perfect fashion for long. Even running it slightly less perfectly isn't acceptable -- this is the Japanese mindset.
My goodness! I didn’t know there’s so much that goes into making a ramen. Salute to all the chefs specially this chef.
You have to try making it yourself. It is by far one of my favorite things to make. The process is so relaxing.
I can make one for you. I'm doing it now actually.
Hi, if you like cooking, feel free to check out my recipes ;-)
There is the love and passion for the meal he cooks that makes him a great chef and a team leader
"Today is also my birthday"
Omg things just got emotional
We're almost at the end of 2019 and I can't deny that I have a lotta "regrets" this year, but clicking on this video is something I shall NEVER regret.
Never thought a simple video of making Ramen noodles for 400 customers could bring me to tears like this. The love he put into years of making ramen and his kindhearted nature. I'm astonished.
This is the content I signed up for 👏
The ending made me cry man. I love how this guy id so passionate with his ramen that he would spend hid birthday feeding hunreds of people. I love this guy
I really like serving during rush hours, you just cant do anything wrong and that puts your mind in a space where its you the food and the customers.
It gives you that freedom from reality.
This is my favorite video Tasty has ever made. Ramen is my favorite food, I’ve driven two hours just to get a bowl of good ramen! I love the passion people like Shimamoto have. Beautiful passions like that give meaning to life! Please never give up! And keep following your dreams!
this man has the opposite personality with gordon ramsay but still good at cooking
Every chef is different....
This comment is funny cause of the profile picture😂
Gordon Ramsay’s TV persona makes him a bad chef and boss.
An Hw his persona makes him a bad chef? Ur so wrong
Gordon Ramses is just a media-hyped "chef"
I would love to have a bowl of Ramen made by this man the love and emotion he puts into his art is amazing
Each bowl of ramen tells a story...
I see why now.
Dam this man went on the whole day without eating and missed out on his birthday just to make ramen for the customers. That's dedication.
Wil Woo that’s LOVE💕
Thank you for sharing the techniques and explain the whole process. Awesome
This is my favorite content from this channel. Super well done. I hope whoever made it got through the mass layoffs at BF.
This guy cooked ramen for his beloved customers and crew on his birthday. Massive respect 👍
I want to taste his food... i must go to new york
I live in it
Give a raise to everyone who helped in making this video, specially the editor, Cinematographer, music director
..what an amazing mini-doc!! :D ..kudos to buddy following his passion; being able to do what you love in life while making others happy is awesome!! :D
He got heart....I know many chefs who wouldn't even attempt anything like he's doing.
Is this like the ramen guy from naruto?
Yes
You r Japanese are you
No. He makes the naruto.
He is in his younger days
@@prcld you eat ramen everyday is it a staple food. And it is made of maida is it. Or do you have another flour to make it
Wow this got me emotional. Just days ago I was able to serve my family ramen which I prepared for 3 days. The amout of work and the fullfilment is out of this world 😊
Wow! This video was more like a documentary. Loved it. Thank you.
this guy is definitely on his way to become some kind of ramen legend. very articulate too.